Fundraising

Involving people in the evolution of your idea makes them invested in its success.

Instead of casting a wide net, try a more strategic approach.

Venture funding is scarce, valuations are down, and exit options are dwindling. What should founders do?

How to ask for donations when donors are hurting too.

Nominal fees can help organizations have a greater impact.

New research suggests that exclusive support from female investors may be a mixed blessing because it can make it harder to raise additional rounds of...

Lending to mid-market companies has fallen nearly 60% over the last year.

It's in founders' best interests to not only accept, but invite, oversight.

You might be surprised at what your acquirer will agree to — if you just ask.

An up-and-coming entrepreneur, Gil Lehner is looking ahead and deciding on his next move. But Gil's situation is unusual: He was just diagnosed with small-cell...

It's a better long-term strategy.

The obstacles you can expect to confront, and how to overcome them.

It's what we need to tackle the biggest problems.

An up-and-coming entrepreneur, Gil Lehner is looking ahead and deciding on his next move. But Gil's situation is unusual: He was just diagnosed with small-cell...

Although the global cost of natural disasters has increased sharply, traditional sources of funding--governments, nonprofits, and NGOs--have not kept...

Community-based funding gave my business the boost it needed.

Every year in the United States billions of philanthropic dollars go to more than 1.5 million nonprofits--some of which use the money inefficiently. But...

After the Great Recession, the American Enterprise Institute, a Washington think tank, needed to compete even harder for every dollar. Arthur C. Brooks...

Three lessons, based on a study of more than 200 senior-level executives.

Researchers attended 150 meetings between start-ups and corporations including IBM, Sony, L’Oréal, Toyota, and AstraZeneca.

The case follows the evolution of EnerGaia, a technology firm pioneering rooftop production of spirulina (blue-green algae) in developing markets. The...

In January 2021, Kwek Hong Sin, a Singaporean, attended a crowdfunding roadshow. She had been captivated by Thailand's retail environment and founded...

This case details the challenges Collin Wallace faced at FanGo, a mobile ordering technology company that he founded based on technology that he developed...

The case is set in January 2019, when Di Xu, the team leader of Ant Forest, a green initiative within the Chinese payment and lifestyle app Alipay, is...

The case describes the setting up of an impact fund of funds (FOF) in 2019 by Arcano Partners, a leading Spanish independent asset management firm. Since...

Provides an overview of raising venture capital and private equity funds.

CircleUp was founded in 2012 as a marketplace that matched accredited investors to emerging consumer packaged goods companies. A tool that the team developed...

Thelma Cross-Olden Foundation (TCO), a non-profit organization, had supported the settlement needs of migrant women in Montreal, Quebec, for over three...

The three founding partners of Gobi Partners, a venture capital fund investing in early start IT and digital media companies in China, are planning to...

In 2014, Alibaba-the Chinese e-commerce giant who, in September 2014, completed the largest initial public offering (IPO) in New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)...

The case describes how FAVAC emerged and consolidated. During the Foundation's first 15 years, the care of elderly people - many of them with physical...

Ryan Disraeli, Darren Berkovitz, and Stacy Stubblefield co-founded TeleSign, an internet security company, while employees in an incubator called Curious...

The SuperApps series of cases presents student-entrepreneurs with some of the difficult non-operating problems they are sure to confront in their startups....

To give students and entrepreneurs a framework to guide their term-sheet negotiations with Venture Capitalists.

Matt Harris, general partner and founder of Village Ventures, a nationwide umbrella organization for VC firms in secondary cities, is about to negotiate...

The case describes challenges and possible responses for Swoop, a group transportation platform that started as a tiny operation and became a growing...

Beatriz Cardoso, founder of Laboratório de Educação (Education Laboratory) had a dream to propel Brazilian education. However challenges in fundraising...

This technical note introduces convertible note financing for early-stage start-up companies. These unpriced securities offer significant advantages related...

The case follows the evolution of EnerGaia, a technology firm pioneering rooftop production of spirulina (blue-green algae) in developing markets. The...

In January 2021, Kwek Hong Sin, a Singaporean, attended a crowdfunding roadshow. She had been captivated by Thailand's retail environment and founded...

This case details the challenges Collin Wallace faced at FanGo, a mobile ordering technology company that he founded based on technology that he developed...

The case is set in January 2019, when Di Xu, the team leader of Ant Forest, a green initiative within the Chinese payment and lifestyle app Alipay, is...

Involving people in the evolution of your idea makes them invested in its success.

Instead of casting a wide net, try a more strategic approach.

The case describes the setting up of an impact fund of funds (FOF) in 2019 by Arcano Partners, a leading Spanish independent asset management firm. Since...

Provides an overview of raising venture capital and private equity funds.

CircleUp was founded in 2012 as a marketplace that matched accredited investors to emerging consumer packaged goods companies. A tool that the team developed...